Class Mailing Lists
A class mailing list is exactly like a general mailing list except that it is reserved for use by the instructor and students enrolled in a class at SSU.
Faculty can create a mailing list for each class that they currently teach. This can be done with the class mailing list tool, and requires no intervention by IT staff. Normally you will receive notice that the list has been created within 30 minutes.
New: Class mailing lists are now created as "Mailman" lists. Mailman has a web interface for (un)subscribing addresses, and a host of options for customizing a list. The previous e-mail interface to class mailing lists (i.e. sending SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE commands to listserv@sonoma.edu) will no longer work.
The class mailing list tool automatically subscribes all currently-enrolled students. Subsequently, a program that runs every night subscribes students who added the class on the previous day, and unsubscribes those who dropped.
Once the listserv is created, instructors (or someone they delegate) may use Mailman's web interface to subscribe TAs or other interested parties, customize the welcome message that will be sent to students who add the class, set the list so that only certain people can post to it, etc. For information about how to make certain changes to your list see Mailman Administrator How-To.
The Center for Teaching and Professional Development has some Tips for using listservs in the classroom.